[Kumamoto, Aso] With special permission, enjoy authentic horse riding and a local lunch at Aso's "Thousand-Year Grassland"

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• The "Thousand-Year Grassland" stretching across the northern outer rim of the Aso Caldera has been a breeding ground for horses and cattle since the Sengoku period, where people have sustainably utilized nature. On this tour, participants will ride their horses across the grassland, guided by people who have inherited the grassland from their ancestors to the present day, and explore the pathless grassland. After horseback riding, participants will enjoy a lunch picnic in the middle of the grassland with local farmers, who are the "guardians." After lunch, participants will enjoy the "Guardian of the Grassland" experience, including cutting thatch with a traditional sickle and making rope using pampas grass and thatch, under the guidance of a guardian. ~Experience Schedule~ 10:00 Orientation: Meet at the Aso Grassland Conservation Activity Center. Then, travel by private vehicle to the northern outer rim experience site. 10:30 Thousand-Year Grassland Horse Riding (30-minute pre-lecture and training, 60-minute horseback riding). Instead of being led by a horse, participants will navigate the pathless grassland, controlling their horses themselves. 12:00 Millennium Grassland Picnic Lunch ■ Sample menu (please choose one from the options below when applying) Japanese cuisine: Lunch of local cuisine homemade by an Aso farmer's mother (seven kinds of simmered Aso vegetables, Aso Takana rice balls, pickles) Western cuisine: Lunch box from Olmo Coppia, a natural food restaurant that also serves food on the Seven Stars Luxury Express (various sauteed Aso vegetables, tofu, and gluten, Aso mixed grain rice, Aso pickles) 13:00 Free time With the guidance of the "guardians" who have protected and passed down the Millennium Grassland for generations, you can also enjoy activities such as making rope using pampas grass and thatch from the grassland. 14:00 Transfer and disbandment Travel to the base of the caldera in a private vehicle, admiring the view of the Aso Caldera. Disband at the Aso Grassland Conservation Activity Center.
• A special experience of riding a horse through the vast grasslands of Aso.
• Guided by people who have inherited the grasslands for generations, you will actually ride horses across the grasslands and travel along pathless paths.
• Lunch picnic with local farmers in the grassland
• Enjoy a lunch picnic in the middle of the grassland with the local farmers who are the "guardians."
• You can also experience being a guardian of the grasslands.
• You can also try cutting thatch using a traditional sickle, or make rope using Japanese silver grass and thatch from the grasslands.